| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
When the light of life has gone, no change for the meter. Th... |
183.30 |
1.0725 |
0.4069 |
233 |
2 |
171.65 |
2014-06-08 |
| 2. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
168.95 |
1.0565 |
0.2795 |
247 |
1 |
168.95 |
2014-06-08 |
| 3. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
165.93 |
1.0796 |
0.2301 |
129 |
1 |
165.93 |
2014-06-08 |
| 4. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
160.23 |
1.0429 |
0.2246 |
259 |
1 |
160.23 |
2014-06-08 |
| 5. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
158.11 |
0.9772 |
0.2714 |
217 |
1 |
158.11 |
2014-07-08 |
| 6. |
My entire life had been on a predictable trajectory dominate... |
151.35 |
0.8958 |
0.3067 |
322 |
1 |
151.35 |
2014-06-08 |
| 7. |
My friend, I shall be pedagogic, and say you ought to start ... |
150.97 |
1.0125 |
0.1802 |
224 |
1 |
150.97 |
2014-06-08 |
| 8. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
149.87 |
1.0613 |
0.1258 |
266 |
1 |
149.87 |
2014-06-08 |
| 9. |
How do I live without the ones I love? Time still turns the ... |
149.60 |
1.0381 |
0.1361 |
170 |
1 |
149.60 |
2014-06-08 |
| 10. |
I've been thinking lots about my life and how quick I'd wash... |
148.05 |
1.0533 |
0.1449 |
257 |
1 |
148.05 |
2014-06-08 |
| 11. |
I am learning about twenty new Italian words a day. Where am... |
145.83 |
1.0441 |
0.1112 |
252 |
1 |
145.83 |
2014-06-08 |
| 12. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
144.47 |
1.1016 |
0.0414 |
233 |
1 |
144.47 |
2014-06-08 |
| 13. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
143.24 |
1.0711 |
0.0567 |
213 |
1 |
143.24 |
2014-06-08 |
| 14. |
I've always wondered about this coat business. When I'm in a... |
142.53 |
0.9852 |
0.1423 |
264 |
1 |
142.53 |
2014-06-08 |
| 15. |
Groups of illegal miners smuggle themselves down in freight ... |
141.36 |
1.0403 |
0.1177 |
275 |
1 |
141.36 |
2014-06-08 |
| 16. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
141.33 |
1.0714 |
0.0375 |
129 |
1 |
141.33 |
2014-06-08 |
| 17. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
140.95 |
1.0528 |
0.0570 |
201 |
1 |
140.95 |
2014-06-08 |
| 18. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
140.54 |
0.9893 |
0.1223 |
323 |
1 |
140.54 |
2014-06-08 |
| 19. |
The theory of music emphasizes the elements from which music... |
140.36 |
1.0117 |
0.1432 |
297 |
1 |
140.36 |
2014-06-08 |
| 20. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
140.02 |
0.9325 |
0.1682 |
156 |
1 |
140.02 |
2014-06-08 |
| 21. |
Here, the oregano and other trace materials sitting on the s... |
140.00 |
0.9873 |
0.1175 |
155 |
1 |
140.00 |
2014-06-08 |
| 22. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
139.66 |
0.9776 |
0.1270 |
308 |
1 |
139.66 |
2014-06-08 |
| 23. |
Is it sweeter to exist only in the mind or to exist both in ... |
139.52 |
1.0768 |
0.0666 |
295 |
1 |
139.52 |
2014-06-08 |
| 24. |
I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest. Get... |
139.51 |
1.0516 |
0.0513 |
281 |
1 |
139.51 |
2014-06-08 |
| 25. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
137.07 |
0.9965 |
0.0824 |
168 |
1 |
137.07 |
2014-06-08 |
| 26. |
It was an effect of light: quick sunlight dappling, yellow l... |
137.03 |
0.9376 |
0.1811 |
360 |
1 |
137.03 |
2014-06-09 |
| 27. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
136.40 |
0.9899 |
0.0838 |
163 |
1 |
136.40 |
2014-06-08 |
| 28. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
136.38 |
1.0331 |
0.0429 |
234 |
1 |
136.38 |
2014-06-08 |
| 29. |
The time I waited seemed endless, and I felt doubts and fear... |
135.32 |
1.0124 |
0.0550 |
204 |
1 |
135.32 |
2014-06-08 |
| 30. |
He's got a two day head start on you, which is more than he ... |
135.28 |
0.9763 |
0.0927 |
289 |
1 |
135.28 |
2014-06-08 |
| 31. |
A chorus is the high-point of a lyric's energy as well as th... |
134.68 |
0.8788 |
0.1826 |
134 |
1 |
134.68 |
2014-06-08 |
| 32. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
134.68 |
0.9682 |
0.0945 |
143 |
1 |
134.68 |
2014-06-08 |
| 33. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
133.42 |
1.0023 |
0.0504 |
211 |
1 |
133.42 |
2014-06-08 |
| 34. |
I had a job, I had a girl. I had something going, mister, in... |
132.71 |
1.0218 |
0.0241 |
268 |
1 |
132.71 |
2014-06-08 |
| 35. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
132.31 |
1.0349 |
0.0101 |
234 |
1 |
132.31 |
2014-06-08 |
| 36. |
A lot of people, especially this one psychoanalyst guy they ... |
128.41 |
0.9330 |
0.0879 |
360 |
1 |
128.41 |
2014-06-08 |
| 37. |
There was a stage and a PA up in western Massachusetts and t... |
127.89 |
1.0141 |
0.0323 |
304 |
1 |
127.89 |
2014-06-08 |
| 38. |
Alfred Hitchcock once said, "Drama is life with the dull bit... |
127.71 |
0.9632 |
0.0877 |
345 |
1 |
127.71 |
2014-06-08 |
| 39. |
Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the... |
127.20 |
0.9553 |
0.0564 |
430 |
1 |
127.20 |
2014-06-08 |
| 40. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
127.09 |
1.0487 |
-0.0499 |
231 |
1 |
127.09 |
2014-06-08 |
| 41. |
Had dreams. Two of 'em. Both had my father. It's peculiar. I... |
126.99 |
0.9678 |
0.0700 |
445 |
1 |
126.99 |
2014-06-08 |
| 42. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
125.95 |
1.0399 |
-0.0401 |
294 |
1 |
125.95 |
2014-06-08 |
| 43. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
125.27 |
1.0297 |
-0.0416 |
249 |
1 |
125.27 |
2014-06-08 |
| 44. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
124.80 |
0.9964 |
-0.0110 |
203 |
1 |
124.80 |
2014-06-08 |
| 45. |
Come sail your ships around me and burn your bridges down. W... |
123.82 |
0.9187 |
0.0496 |
118 |
1 |
123.82 |
2014-06-08 |
| 46. |
The great edifice of variety and choice that is an American ... |
122.93 |
1.0083 |
0.0066 |
273 |
1 |
122.93 |
2014-06-08 |
| 47. |
Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing ... |
122.72 |
1.0352 |
-0.0639 |
341 |
1 |
122.72 |
2014-06-08 |
| 48. |
Look, you should admit to yourself that Microsoft will miss ... |
122.43 |
0.9612 |
0.0056 |
256 |
1 |
122.43 |
2014-06-08 |
| 49. |
The truth of the matter is that there are a lot of available... |
122.30 |
1.0343 |
-0.0315 |
242 |
1 |
122.30 |
2014-06-08 |
| 50. |
Sometimes you concentrate more on racing the cars around you... |
121.05 |
1.0968 |
-0.1040 |
365 |
1 |
121.05 |
2014-06-08 |
| 51. |
He was rough around the edges. He'd been to school, but neve... |
120.23 |
1.0314 |
-0.0434 |
452 |
1 |
120.23 |
2014-06-08 |
| 52. |
This business is filled to the brim with unrealistic people ... |
120.01 |
1.0203 |
-0.0401 |
400 |
1 |
120.01 |
2014-06-08 |
| 53. |
I know what "exacerbate" means. There is not a word or a sen... |
119.74 |
0.8615 |
0.0837 |
110 |
1 |
119.74 |
2014-06-08 |
| 54. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
118.83 |
0.9125 |
0.0270 |
308 |
2 |
117.22 |
2014-06-08 |
| 55. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
118.68 |
0.8595 |
0.0789 |
242 |
1 |
118.68 |
2014-06-08 |
| 56. |
Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good ta... |
117.96 |
0.9649 |
-0.0351 |
193 |
1 |
117.96 |
2014-06-08 |
| 57. |
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a ma... |
117.48 |
1.0034 |
-0.0777 |
302 |
1 |
117.48 |
2014-06-08 |
| 58. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
117.35 |
1.0613 |
-0.1302 |
456 |
1 |
117.35 |
2014-06-09 |
| 59. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
117.22 |
0.9532 |
-0.0294 |
258 |
1 |
117.22 |
2014-06-08 |
| 60. |
Danger is a topic you're often asked about as a sprinter. Th... |
115.98 |
0.9801 |
-0.0227 |
428 |
1 |
115.98 |
2014-06-08 |
| 61. |
What should have been swift revenge turned into an all out w... |
114.06 |
0.9936 |
-0.0945 |
311 |
1 |
114.06 |
2014-06-08 |
| 62. |
Instead of hiring workers during the peak hog kill in the wi... |
113.86 |
0.9814 |
-0.0439 |
364 |
1 |
113.86 |
2014-06-08 |
| 63. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
113.71 |
0.9614 |
-0.0615 |
292 |
1 |
113.71 |
2014-06-08 |
| 64. |
The sooner your kids appreciate the value of work, the more ... |
112.74 |
1.0669 |
-0.1455 |
286 |
2 |
112.68 |
2014-06-08 |
| 65. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
112.33 |
1.0483 |
-0.1653 |
227 |
1 |
112.33 |
2014-06-08 |
| 66. |
There are men who possess a peculiarly strong visual memory,... |
112.05 |
0.9916 |
-0.0655 |
282 |
1 |
112.05 |
2014-06-08 |
| 67. |
An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, t... |
112.00 |
0.9109 |
-0.0252 |
401 |
1 |
112.00 |
2014-06-08 |
| 68. |
When Betty and Billy fell asleep, he walked down to the kitc... |
111.45 |
0.9693 |
-0.0695 |
360 |
1 |
111.45 |
2014-06-09 |
| 69. |
They had been given a sign - a powerful, lucid sign - that u... |
111.33 |
0.9084 |
-0.0265 |
404 |
1 |
111.33 |
2014-06-08 |
| 70. |
The milk and cheese and yogurt, which once came from dairy c... |
111.06 |
0.9310 |
-0.0588 |
188 |
1 |
111.06 |
2014-06-08 |
| 71. |
Ultimately, this is not about solving your problems. It's ab... |
110.79 |
1.0604 |
-0.1536 |
260 |
1 |
110.79 |
2014-06-08 |
| 72. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
109.86 |
0.9168 |
-0.0494 |
240 |
1 |
109.86 |
2014-06-08 |
| 73. |
The term "barbarian" was created by the Greeks; it was origi... |
109.64 |
0.9509 |
-0.0482 |
225 |
1 |
109.64 |
2014-06-08 |
| 74. |
Imagine considering "if" as a two-finger movement instead of... |
109.11 |
0.8956 |
-0.0310 |
322 |
1 |
109.11 |
2014-06-08 |
| 75. |
Ergonomics is a term that combines the Greek word ergon, mea... |
107.08 |
0.9005 |
-0.0582 |
212 |
1 |
107.08 |
2014-06-08 |
| 76. |
Disillusion is the greatest gift I can give you. But, becaus... |
106.09 |
0.8933 |
-0.0512 |
363 |
1 |
106.09 |
2014-06-08 |
| 77. |
It is greatly to America's advantage that it is a congenial ... |
105.48 |
0.9266 |
-0.0954 |
267 |
1 |
105.48 |
2014-06-08 |
| 78. |
To drive out of the Central Valley of California on a hot da... |
104.79 |
0.9068 |
-0.0828 |
225 |
1 |
104.79 |
2014-06-08 |
| 79. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
104.73 |
1.0767 |
-0.2537 |
212 |
1 |
104.73 |
2014-06-08 |
| 80. |
Many wines have more than 14 percent alcohol because the win... |
104.26 |
0.9739 |
-0.1170 |
412 |
1 |
104.26 |
2014-06-08 |
| 81. |
We live in a charmed world. If we have money we can buy lite... |
104.23 |
1.0125 |
-0.1537 |
413 |
1 |
104.23 |
2014-06-08 |
| 82. |
Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world sm... |
103.11 |
0.9756 |
-0.1650 |
229 |
1 |
103.11 |
2014-06-08 |
| 83. |
Imagine this: Here we are, a plane full of grown human being... |
102.55 |
0.9631 |
-0.1044 |
345 |
2 |
101.96 |
2014-06-08 |
| 84. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
100.14 |
1.0252 |
-0.2434 |
176 |
1 |
100.14 |
2014-06-08 |
| 85. |
Ideology: the process of making ideas. The work was generall... |
99.31 |
0.9746 |
-0.1647 |
405 |
1 |
99.31 |
2014-06-08 |
| 86. |
The result has been the emergence of what some call the "win... |
97.23 |
0.9049 |
-0.1347 |
351 |
1 |
97.23 |
2014-06-08 |
| 87. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
96.78 |
0.9723 |
-0.2071 |
364 |
1 |
96.78 |
2014-06-08 |
| 88. |
It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey ... |
96.74 |
0.8722 |
-0.1084 |
285 |
1 |
96.74 |
2014-06-08 |
| 89. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
89.85 |
1.0060 |
-0.3048 |
171 |
1 |
89.85 |
2014-06-08 |
| 90. |
It was an effect of light: quick sunlight dappling, yellow l... |
89.58 |
0.7708 |
-0.0613 |
207 |
1 |
89.58 |
2014-06-08 |
| 91. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
89.08 |
1.0797 |
-0.3854 |
210 |
1 |
89.08 |
2014-06-09 |